Centamin’s annual output to suffer from delays at Sukari
Centamin has lowered production guidance for 2020 by around 15% after flagging stability issues at the west wall of its flagship mine.
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Supervisors at the Escondida mine rejected the company’s final wage offer, moving them a step closer to a strike.
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Scotland’s first commercial gold mine to open in November
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